Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,965, William Dishman, Privateer Va.

SERVICE
Privateer Va.
Dishman William Sally
NUMBER
R. 2965
CONTENTS
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25325
Kentucky
William Dishman
Barren Co in the State of Kentucky was a private in the army commanded by Captain Harris of the ————— commanded by ————— in the line for 2 years
Virginia
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of Dec. 1833 and Nov 6 Thomas H. H. H.
Arrears to the 14th of Sept. 200.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending March 40.00
$240.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Dan Boyd Clerk, Book E Vol. 7 Page 30

5958.
Wm Dishman —
6. Tompkins Glasgow Pa.
interd

State of Kentucky, County of Barren set,
On this 20 th day of August 1832 personally appeared before the County Court of the County of Barren William Dishman, a resident of the County of Barren in the said State of Kentucky, aged - 77 - years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832: That he enlisted in the Army of the revolution in the year 1776, with Capt. Alexander Dick, and served in (he believes) the third Regiment of the Virginia State Line, under the following named Officers, & for the time & in the manner following: He first entered the marine service in the year 1776 for two years under the said Capt. Alexander Dick, and was stationed at Tappahannock (or Hobbes' hole) in Essex County Virginia, in which County he then resided. After having kept guard at Tappahannock for some time, waiting for a vessel, it was at length said that none of the publick Vessels belonging to the State of Virginia were fit for sea, and some of the Officers read letters purporting that those marines stationed at Tappahannock should be put on board the row galleys at York (or some where in the Chesapeake) unless they would enlist in the regular army for three years. The said William Dishman, with others, then enlisted for three years in the regular army under the said Capt. Alexander Dick of the Virginia Line and (he believes) the third regiment. George Catlett was first Lieutenant & Charles Thornton second Lieutenant of the Company. The names of the other Officers are not recollected by the said Dishman, nor does he recollect the name of the Colonel or other field Officers of the Regiment. He, the said Dishman was afterwards ordered to rendezvous at Fredericksburgh, and went under the command of said Capt. Dick on board the ship Musquito to sail on a cruise against the enemy - he does not recollect that any of the other Officers belonging to the Com-

pany went on this expedition. - John Harris was the Capt. of the said Brig & Bird Chambers first lieutenant & George Chambers 2 d lieutenant - After embarking on board the Brig they dropped down to Hampton Roads where they lay until about the 27 th February 1777 when they sailed. On her passage to the West Indies the Brig captured a transport ship (name not recollected) belonging to the enemy, loaded with provisions, can- dles &c, & carried her to Point Peter, Guadaloupe. The said Dickman af- terwards understood the captured vessel and her cargo was sold, but he never received any of the prize money. - The said Dickman afterwards sailed on board the said Brig, but after a few days, discovering that one of the crew had the small pox, she was obliged to return to Guadaloupe to inoculate the net. - After they got well she again sailed, but after a few days she was captured by a 20 gun vessel (the Ariadne) belonging to the British navy, & all on board (said Dickman among the net) made prisoners. - This was, to the best of said Dickman's recollection, about the 4 th of June 1777 at the night. - The said Dickman farther states, that the prisoners, & he among them, were carried to Barbadoes, where they were imprisoned (he thinks at a place called Bridgetown) & detained until January 1778, when a fleet of British merchantmen under con- voy touched at Barbadoes, & took the prisoners on board, separating them As to Capt. Dick & the commissioned Officers, he understood they were sent to England - & distributing them in different ships. The said Dickman & two of his brothers, James & John (both now dead) were put on board the same vessel and carried to the Island of Jamaica, where they were set at liberty - He and his brothers remained on the island sometime & at length worked their passage to America on board a British merchant ship commanded by Capt. Smith, bound to Philadelphia; then in the possession of the British; and by the intercession of a merchant on board, a Scotchman by the name of Buchanan, they were landed on the Delaware a short distance be- low Wilmington, about the month of May 1778. After landing, he and his brothers went to the quarters of Genl. Smallwood at Wilmington - he does not recollect to have seen him, but Maj r Smith gave them a passport to return by the way of the Head of Elk and Baltimore to Virginia; and he recollects that they got to Baltimore on the night

that that City was illuminated on account of the news of the then late treaty with France. - On his return to Virginia, being informed that his Regiment had been sent out of the State, & not knowing where to report himself, he went to the Governor of Virginia, Patrick Henry, by whom (as well as he recollects) he was directed to go to Williamsburg & put himself under the command of Capt Waller at the Barracks. - He did place himself & served under the command of the said Capt. Waller, and after the expiration of the term of his enlistment, Lieutenant George Catlett (then a Captain) gave him a certificate, on the production of which he received a regular discharge from Col. Samuel Hawes, which discharge is now lost.
The said William Dishman hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Wm Dishman
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named William Dishman was a revolutionary soldier, & served as he states.
I William Logan Clerk of the County Court for the County of Barren in the State of Kentucky do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Dishman for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 20 th day of August 1832.
Wm Logan Clk

Given under my hand and seal of office this 15 th day of July 1833. M c egan clerk of the Court of Barron County
Wm Dickson
Wm Dickson Amended Declaration
Please communicate the result to C. Tompkins Glasgow Ky.
James M c Guire

State of Kentucky } County of Barren } ss.
On this 15th day of July 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Justice Judge of the Circuit  County Court for the County aforesaid William Dishman aged 78 years the 26th September 1832 last, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following Declaration by way of amendment to his Declaration heretofore made out before the County Court for said County on the 20th August 1832 to obtain a Pension under the act of Congress of 7th June 1832, which Declaration has been returned with a Brief and objections "XI" "XII" that he has not obtained the Certificate of a Clergyman & respectable Citizen as to their belief of his services - objection "XIV" not on the Roll & for their Proof required - objection "XVII" Questions 1. 2. 5. 7. not answered.
In relation to objection "XI" "XII" he refers to Certificate given below. As to objection that there is no Proof of service & his name not on Roll he refers to the Affidavit of Henry Raines here with sent for consideration, marked (A). At the time he made out his former Declaration & Affidavit he did not know of any proof he could get and in fact did not know that said Raines was living & if alive he was not aware of his Residence. He discovered him in this way. He sent the names of some of the members of his Company last Winter to his Representative in Congress to examine if they were on the Pension Roll, or applicants. On examination it was found that said Raines had applied as having served in Cap Dick's Company  Company , and it appeared that he lived in Hardin County Ky.
In answer to the Questions he says - 1 st He was born on the 26th September 1754

in Essex County Virginia. - 2. He has no Record of his age, he recollects of seeing it on his Fathers Record, which he does not know whether it be lost or what has become of it.
- 5 - In the sea service he knew by sight Cap John Harris, Lieutenant Byron Chambers, 2nd Lieut George Chambers, Charles DeKay Sailing Master, John Hamilton Master's Mate, John Smith Boatswain, Ellis Harbane Boatswain's Mate, Edward Eagles Gunner, Timothy Laws Gunner's Mate, and the Carpenter Howell. Who were the Officers on the Brig Mosquito where applicant served. He can't say they were Regular Officers. He does know anything about any Continent or militia Regiments. As to his Recollection of the 3rd Virginia Regiment he refers to his former Declaration. He has no distinct knowledge of belonging to said Regiment.
- 7 - He would name Fleming Smith, Claiborne Harlow, Joseph Steffey - Simeon Buford and Charles Harlan and could name others if necessary. For the services he has heretofore made out he respectfully claims a Pension. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Wm Dickman
We Zachariah Dusenberry Clergyman residing in the County of Barren Kentucky and William D. Harlow residing in the same County do hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with William Dickman who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing Declaration; that we believe him to be 78 years of age the 28th September 1832 last; that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Z Dusenberry Wm Harlow

And the said Court do hereby Certify after an investigation of the matter and after propounding the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that it is their opinion that the said William Dishman was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states; and the court further certifies that it appears to them that who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing Certifi- cate is a clergyman residing in the County of Barren Ky. and that William D. Harlow who has also signed the same is a Resident in the same County and a credible person that their statement is entitled to credit.
I William Logan clerk of the County Court of Barren County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of William Dishman for a Pension.
Given under my hand and seal of Office this 15 th day of July 1833.
W. Logan clerk of the Court of Barren County

The Declaration of Sally Dishman a resident of Barren County Kentucky Taken at her own house in said County on the 16 th day of May 1839. in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th July 1838. entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows.
State of Kentucky Barren County set.
On this the 16 th day of May 1839. personally appeared before the Undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and state aforesaid, Sally Dishman a resident of said County and state, who being first duly sworn doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress pass d July 7 th 1838. entitled an act, granting half pay and Pensions to Certain Widows She Declares, that she was born in the County of Goochland in the state of Virginia on the 20 th of Sept- ember in the year 1763. that she is the Widow of William Dishman late of Barren County, who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, that she was married to her late husband William Dishman on the 15 th day of February 1782. in the County of Bedford and state of Virginia, and in the fall of the year 1810 removed to the state of Kentucky where she has resided ever since, and that her said husband William Dishman died on the 4 th day of December 1833 in the County of Barren & state aforesaid. that she has often heard her said husband relate, the difficulties and sufferings under which he went while in the service a part of his service was as a marine on board of

a Privateer, that he was taken prisoner by the British and carried to the Island of Bermuda where he was kept in confinement for some time, and then was exchanged and returned to Baltimore, she further Declares that she was not married to her said husband prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the 1 st of January 1794. Sworn to it, on the 15 th day of February 1782 as before stated sworn and subscribed before me on the day and year first on the other side written at the house of the said Sally Dishman in the county & state aforesaid
Sally her X Dishman mark
test. James Merrill JP 726
State of Kentucky Barren County ss
I James Merrill one of the common- wealth acting Justices of the peace in and for the County of Barren and state of Kentucky do hereby certify that the foregoing Declaration of Sally Dishman was taken subscribed and sworn to at the time and place therein stated, and that the said Sally Dishman from age and bodily infirmities is unable to attend court to make this Declaration, and that I have known the said Sally Dishman, and her late husband William Dishman for upwards of twenty years, that the said Sally Dishman is the widow of the said W m Dishman and never married since his death, and she is still living and resides in Barren County. Given under my hand this 16 th day of Jellay 1835
James Merrill JP 726

Wm Dishman & Dunn Dedication for Prentice

State of Kentucky Barren County Sch
Hon J E Heath
Commissioner of Pensions The
Undersigned, William Dishman, Administrator of the estate of Sally Dishman decd, a copy of which his appointment to which administration properly certified is herewith enclosed as part of this petition, respectfully asks to make the following declaration of facts, on oath, and the upon which, he bases his claim, as administrator as aforesaid, to the pension of her said Sally Dishman, due and as he states unpaid from the period of her husband's death to the time of her death, by virtue of the various acts of Congress passed for the benefit of the Widows and Orphans of deceased Soldiers of the Revolutionary War
The undersigned states that he believes from proof herewith filed as part of this petition - marked (A) and from his own personal knowledge, being a son of said William and Sally Dishman, that they were legally married in the state of Virginia about the year 1785, and lived together, as man and wife till the death of said William Dishman. That the said William Dishman is the identical person, who, during his life, received a yearly pension from the Government of U.S. rendered the acts of Congress passed for the benefit of Soldiers of the Revolutionary War. For proof of his claim to and receipt of the pension as aforesaid, the proof record of his case, now on file in the pension office, and the evidence

of C. S. Tompkins. on record in the Barren County Court. and accompanying this petition marked (B B) and referred to. The undersigned further states. that said William Dishman died in said County on the 4 th day of December 1833. while in receipt of a yearly pension. And that said Sally Dishman lived the widow of deceased and remained till the 7 th day of July 1839. the time of her death. a period of about 5 years and 7 months. In proof of which the testimony adduced before said Court and herewith transmitted properly authenticated. is referred to as part of this petition -
The undersigned therefore asks. that the foregoing petition and accompanying exhibits. be examined. And if sufficient evidence of the justice of his claim. that the amount of pension money. due and unpaid said Sally Dishman for the time she was entitled to the same. be forwarded to the address of McFerran & Lewis Atty's for William Dishman Administrator of Sally Dishman & etc? At Glasgow Kentucky Signed Wm Dishman Adm'r of Sally Dishman
This day personally appeared before me the presiding Judge of the Barren County Court and William Dishman. whose signature appears to the foregoing petition and made oath. that according to law. that the facts in the foregoing declaration. so far as made of his own knowledge are true and so far as made from the information of others he believes it to be true. Given under my hand this 7 th day of October 1844.
W. R. McFerran Presiding Judge The Barren County Court

State of Kentucky Simpson County ss
This Day personally appear- ed before me a Justice of the peace for and in the said State and County and made oath to the following statements as follows I declare that she was present and saw William Dishmon and Sally Salmons married in the County of Bedford State of Virginia that they was married in the year 1784 or 1785 - she cannot state distinctly which of said years but she knows it was not later than the year 1785 - for she states that she was married to Jeremiah Dishmon a brother of said William Dishmon in the year 1785 and William was married the next year or the year after she was married. She further states that she allways understood from the family that William Dishmon was a soldier in the Revolutionary war and that he drew a pension for his services from the government that he was the identical William Dishmon who was removed to Barron County State of Kentucky and lived there and I do her by certifying that Dishmon made the foregoing statements on oath before me a Justice of the peace for said county and is intitled to full credit and is a Respectable witness for the state she is not able

To go to the courts Given under my hand this the 7th day of August 10 th 1851
Ira M c Brecklow J.P.
State of Kentucky Simpson County ss.
I, as Clerk of the county court of said county do certify that Ira M c Brecklow, whose name appears to the foregoing certificate, is and was at the time of signing the same an acting justice of the peace in and for said county duly elected qualified and commissioned ac- cording to the laws and constitution of said state; and that full faith and credit are due and should be given to all his official acts as such.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Franklin this 7 th day of August 1851.
M c Brecklow J.P. By J. M c Reed J.P.

September 23, 1939.
Mrs. J. W. Sorrells 926 Ballinger Street Abilene, Texas.
BA-J/ILL William Dishman R. 2965
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of William Dishman, of Virginia.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, R. 2965, based upon service of William Dishman in the Revolutionary War.
William Dishman, brother of James, John and Jeremiah Dishman, was born September 26, 1754 in Essex County, Virginia; the names of his parents were not given.
While a resident of Essex County, Virginia, William Dishman entered the marine service in 1776, for two years, in Captain Alexander Dick's Virginia company and was stationed at Tappahannock or Hobbs Hole as a guard; after remaining there some time, he reenlisted for three years under the same captain and was ordered to rendezvous at Fredericksburg, and went on board the brig "Mosquito", Captain John Harris: on February 27, 1777, the "Mosquito" sailed from Hampton Roads for the West Indies and on this voyage, captured and enemy transport and took it to Point Peter, Guadalupe; on June 4, 1777, the "Mosquito" was captured by the British ship "Ariadne" and all on board were made prisoners. William Dishman was taken to the Barbadoes and held at Bridgeton until sometime in January 1778, when he and his brothers, James and John, were taken to Jamaica and set at liberty. They subsequently worked their passage to America on a British merchant ship and landed about May 1778, on the Delaware, a short distance below Wilmington; there they received passports to return to Virginia. On reaching Virginia, William Dishman reported to the barracks at Williamsburg, and served under Captains Waller and George Catlett, and Colonel Samuel Hawes, further details of said service not given..
Pension was allowed on his application executed August 20, 1832, on account of his service in the Revolutionary War; William

Dishman resided then in Barren County, Kentucky, having moved to that state in the fall of 1810. In 1832, he stated that his brothers, James and John, were deceased.
William Dishman died December 4, 1833 in Barren County, Kentucky.
He married February 15, 1782 (as stated by his widow) or in 1784 or 1785 (which dates are shown also in this claim), Sally Salmons; the wedding was solemnized in Bedford County, Virginia. Sally Salmons was born September 20, 1763 in Goochland County, Virginia.
Sally Dishman, the widow of William Dishman, died July 7, 1839 in Barren County, Kentucky.
In 1851, William Dishman, son of William and Sally Dishman, resided in Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky
In 1851, Nancy Dishman, wife of Jeremiah Dishman, the soldier's brother, stated that she was married in 1782 and that William Dishman was married the next year, or the year after that.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

Commonwealth of Kentucky
Barren County Court Set December Term 1839
"On motion of William Dishman it is ordered that Letters of administration of the estate of Sally Dishman dec d be granted him, whereupon the said William took the necessary Oath & with Isaac Greer his security, entered into bond in the sum of $800. Conditioned as the Law directs,"
At a Court began held for Barren County, Ky on the 18 th day of August 1851. Present Wm. P. McSorran Judge of said Court, the following record was made "Satisfactory Proof was this day made in open Court by the Oath of Christopher Tompkins, that he as a member of Congress, aided in getting William Dishman a then Citizen of Barren County, a pension as a soldier in the revolution , and also by the Oath of Henry Pritchett, that said William Dishman died in said County about the 6 th of December 1835, as he finds that as a merchant of Glasgow he has him charged with a Shroud on that Day, and also by the Oath of James A. Butler that he had examined the Tomb stone of the said William Dishman, and that the date thereon of his death was the 6 th day of December 1835, and that he had also examined the Tomb stone of Sally Dishman the Widow of said William Dishman, and that the date of her death, inscribed thereon was the 7 th Day of July 1839, and by the Oath of Isaac Smith that he knew the said Sally Dishman widow of William Dishman dec d , and that she died about twelve years ago, this the said Witnesses being Persons of credit.     "

State of Kentucky  Barren County 
I Francis Lockhill clerk of the County Court for said County Certify that the foregoing is a true Copy of the records in my office
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of office at Glasgow this 16th Day of September 1857
Francis Lockhill C.B.C.

The inclosed declaration of William Dishman has been once considered and rejected. It is now again presented, accompanied by an additional affidavit of Mr. Dishman, together with certain certificates in regard to his character for probity & veracity. - To these certificates of the character of Mr. Dishman I unhesitatingly add my own testimony, having been acquainted with him for many years, and knowing him to be universally esteemed among his neighbours to be a man of strict integrity. I prepared Mr. Dishman's original declaration, and remember his having stated to me, that he could not say certainly that he belonged to the State line or the 3 d Regiment, and accordingly he states only his belief of that fact. - I was myself induced to believe he had served in the third Regiment of the Virginia State line, from information received from another quarter, that Capt. A. Dick was attached to that Regiment.
A reconsideration of the application of Mr. Dishman is respectfully asked, in the hope that the rule requiring positive proof of service in cases where the claimant shall state he served in the Virginia state line, unless his name be found on the rolls, may be, under existing circumstances, relaxed in this particular instance.
Respectfully C. Tompkins
Honble
Sec y of War.

State of Kentucky, Hardin County set:
Henry Raines this day personally appeared before me the undersigned, a justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid, and made oath, that he is and has long been acquainted with William Dishman of the County of Barren in the State aforesaid - that he knows said Dishman served in the army of the United States in the revolutionary war - that said Dishman entered the service under Capt. Alexander Dick in the 1776 in Frederick, Virginia, and afterwards went under the command of said Alexander Dick on board the Brig Mosquito to sail on a cruise against the enemy - that he, the said Raines, served under the said Capt. Alexander Dick on board the same vessel - the said Henry Raines farther saith - that they sailed in the said Brig Mosquito for the West Indies early in the year 1777, and on their passage, captured a transport ship belonging to the enemy, loaded with provisions, candles, &c & carried her into Point Peter, Gaudaloupe - After said Brig finally sailed from Gaudaloupe, she was captured by a twenty gun vessel belonging to the British Navy, & all on board (said Raines & said Dishman among the rest) made prisoners - the prisoners, the said Raines & Dishman among them, were carried to Barbadoes, where they were imprisoned & detained until, as the affiant believes, early in the year 1778, when a fleet of British Merchantmen under convoy touched at Barbadoes and took the prisoners on board of different ships. - the said Raines & Dishman were here put on board of different ships, & they separated, and the said Henry Raines saith, that he knew nothing of the said Dishman afterwards.
I do hereby certify that said Henry Raines this day made oath to the foregoing affi- davit & subscribed the same before me - and I do further certify, that the
Henry Raines mark

said Raines is a man of good character and credibility. Given under my hand this 13 th day of April 1833
John Kennedy J.P.H.
State of Kentucky Hardin County Set
I Sam l M c Haycraft Clerk of the County Court, for the County aforesaid do certify that John Kennedy Esquire whose signature appears to the above Certificate was at the time of subscribing the same and still is an Acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly Commissioned and qualified, and as such is entitled to due faith and credit
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said County at my Office in Elizabeth Town this 17 th day of April 1833 Sam l M c Haycraft Clerk
H. Raines Affidavit.
(A)

Mr. Dishman's Pension papers

M c Dishman's Pension papers

This day William Dickman, of the county of State aforesaid personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace for the said county, & being duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following statement: That on the 20 th day of August 1832 he appeared before the County Court of Barren County Ky. & made oath to a Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832, which, being, duly authenticated & forwarded to the War Department of the United States, has been returned by said Department, marked 5958 for Proof of the service of the applicant, the time & manner of his entering the same, & the time & manner of his quitting said service. He would now state that it is utterly out of his power to procure the proof required owing to the occurrence of many circumstances beyond his control, length of time, the death of his comrades, or if any be alive his inability, on account of age, infirmity, & an entire destitution of the necessary means, to gain any information of them, & other circumstances, which time, age, & a change of situation have produced. He is informed that it is owing to his name, not appearing on the Roll of the State line of Virginia that a presumption is raised against him, & actual proof required of that service in order to rebut that presumption. He would shed to the Department, not so much by way of Rebuttal, as explaining that circumstance, that it was his impression at the time of the drawing of his Declaration, & in that rather his name, for the name of Captain Alexander Dick, of  of Virginia. For an evidence of this he refers to his Representative in Congress (now at Washington City), who drew his Declaration, & whom the Affiant then informed that he could not even be certain of its being the state line of Virginia in which he served, on account of his bad knowledge & recollection of the different names by which the Troops were called. By reference to the Affiant's Declaration herewith sent back to the Department it will appear that he served under Cap. Alexander Dick, & that after he had joined the Regular Army, as therein stated, was ordered to Rendezvous at Frederickburgh & was placed on board the brig Merguillo under the command of Cap. Harris & Lieutenant Dird Chambers. He does not know of his own knowledge that he was ever attached to the 3 rd Regiment as is stated in his Declaration, but thinks it was only reported through Dick's Company that they were to belong to said Regiment when they should join the Regular Army. He thinks that from the circumstance of his being not much in the last service, & from the circumstance of his being taken

Prisoner by the Ariadne, & carried to the Barbadoes, that it is quite probable that his name was not registered on the Roll of the state troops. He is under the impression that while in the Marine service his name was registered in the Auditor's office in Williamsburgh, Va. for he applied, on his return from Barbadoes, where he had been taken a prisoner by the enemy, to the auditor for payment of his wages, who gave him an (affiant)  order Warrant or Order upon the Treasury, by which this Affiant drew his wages, which fact, this affiant thinks, will appear to the Department if they have it in their power to refer to the Records of the Auditor's office. The Records are now, he supposes, moved with the seat of Government to Richmond. He thinks it probable also that his name was put on the Records of the auditor's office at Williamsburgh when he first joined the Marines by Capt. Alex. Dick. This affiant would again represent that owing to his present necessities, his age infirmity, & destitution of means that he is incapable of producing positive evidence of his service. He despairs of doing so. And unless the bounty of his Government will aid in rendering his situation comfortable in the decline of life, he will end his already doing career with no other feeling toward his government than that of a regret, that owing probably to accident, he was unable to obtain the favour of that Government, by convincing it of the fact of that service. Given under my hand at Ky. this 24 th day of Novr 1832
Th. J. Helms
State of Kentucky, Barren County Set
I Thomas J. Helms a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid & before whom the foregoing affidavit was made do certify that William Dickman who has sworn to said affidavit is a man of great respectability, truth and honor and that the utmost confidence & reliance should & ought to be placed in the said Dickman & that I have every confidence in the truth of the foregoing affidavit. Given under my hand this 24 th day of November 1832
Th. J. Helms

State of Kentucky Barren County Court
I William Logan Clerk of the County Court for the said County do certify that the within and foregoing named Thomas J. Helm (whose name is subscribed to the attestations in favour of William Dishman respecting a pension) is and was at the time of his signing his name thereto a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly Commissioned and qualified to act, that full faith and Credit is due and ought to be given to any of his Judicial acts as such either in Courts of Justice or thereout. I do further certify that Mr. Dishman has been a resident of Barren County for more than Twenty Years; that I have been well acquainted with him during the whole of that period and believe him to be a man of strict honesty and probity and concur in the statement of Mr. Thomas J. Helm.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court the 24 th day of November 1832
W. Logan Clerk
State of Kentucky Barren County S et
I Bartlett L. Graves Senior & Presiding Magistrate in and for the County Court of Barren County do certify that the above named William Logan whose signature appears to the foregoing Certificate is and was at the time of certifying and signing the same Clerk of the County Court of said County that due faith and Credit is due to any of his Official acts as such as well in Courts of Justice as thereout given under my hand and seal the 24 th day of November 1832
Bartlett L. Graves Pres.

October 7, 1939.
Mrs. J. W. Sorrells 926 Ballinger Street Abilene, Texas.
BA-J/ILL William Dishman R. 2965
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you inquire whether Sally Dishman, widow of William Dishman, applied for pension, whether she gave a list of her children, and whether she was granted bounty land after his death.
A further examination of the papers on file in pension claim, R. 2965, based upon service of William Dishman in the Revolutionary War, had been made with the following results:
Sally Dishman, widow of William Dishman, applied May 16, 1839 for pension. There was no provision of law at that time under which she was entitled to pension as the widow of William Dishman, the pensioner. She did not give the names of her children; the only name shown was that of the son, William Dishman, who was living in 1851. There is no claim for bounty land on file based upon service of this soldier, William Dishman.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

April 27, 1932.
Major S. R. Dishman Office of Depot Quartermaster Fort Mason San Francisco.
BA-J/III XXXXXXXXXXXX William Dishman-R.2965
Dear Sir:
The data furnished herein relative to William Dishman are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 2965, based upon his service in that war.
William Dishman, brother of James, John and Jeremiah Dishman, was born September 26, 1754 in Essex County, Virginia; the names of his parents are not stated.
While residing in Essex County, Virginia, he entered the marine service in 1776, for two years, in Captain Alexander Dick's Virginia Company and was stationed at Tappahannock or Hobbs Hole as a guard; after remaining there sometime, he reenlisted for three years under the same captain and was ordered to rendezvous at Fredericksburg, and went on board the brig "Mosquito", Captain John Harris; on February 27, 1777, the brig sailed from Hampton Roads for the West Indies and on this passage captured an enemy transport and took it to Point Peter, Guadalupe; on June 4, 1777, the "Mosquito" was captured by the British ship "Ariadne" and all on board made prisoners; he was taken to the Barbadoes and held at Bridgetown until in January, 1778, when he and his brothers, James and John, were taken to Jamaica and set at liberty. They subsequently worked their passage to America on a British merchant ship and were landed on the Delaware, a short distance below Wilmington, about May, 1778; there they received passports to return to Virginia. On reaching Virginia, William Dishman reported to the barracks at Williamsburg and served under Captains Waller and George Catlett, and Colonel Samuel Hawes, specific details of this service not given. Miss Luke
Pension was allowed on his application executed August 20, 1832, at which time he was living in Barren County, Kentucky; he had moved to that state in the fall of 1810. In 1832, he stated that his brothers, James and John, were deceased.

He died December 4, 1833 in Barren County, Kentucky.
The soldier married February 15, 1782 (as stated by his widow), or in 1784 or 1785 (which dates also appear in the papers in this claim), Sally Salmons; the wedding took place in Bedford County, Virginia. Sally Salmons was born September 20, 1763 in Goochland County, Virginia.
Sally Dishman, the soldier's widow, died July 7, 1839 in Barren County, Kentucky.
William Dishman, son of the soldier and his wife, Sally, was a resident of Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky, in 1851.
Nancy Dishman, wife of Jeremiah Dishman, the brother of the soldier, stated in 1851 that she was married in 1782 and that William Dishman was married the next year or the year after that.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Assistant to Administrator.

926 Ballinger St.,
ABilene, Texas.
Sept. 28-39.
Veterans Administration,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs;
William Dishman . Virginia.
BA-J/111
R. 2965
You sent me some facts about William Dishman . He died Dec. 4-1833. His widow, Sally Dishman lived longer than he did. She died July-7-1839. Did she apply for his pension? And did she give a list of her children? Was she given any bounty lands after his death?
I am anxious to find a list of her children. She was my second Greatgrandmother. Thanking you for any information you may send.
Respectfully,
Mrs. J. W. Sorrells Mrs. J. W. Sorrells.

926 Ballinger St.,
Abilene, Texas.
Aug. 26.39.
The Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C.,
Dear Sirs;
Revolutionary Soldier,
only one
William Dishman, Virginia.
Will you please send to me the records you may have of the Revolutionary soldier, William Dishman,
When did he enlist, where, and the length of his service? If his parents names were given, or his birth date I will be glad to receive any information you may send.
Respectfully yours,
Mrs. J. W. Sorrells Mrs. J. W. Sorrells

OFFICE OF THE DEPOT QUARTERMASTER FORT MASON, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
February 24, 1932
Commissioner of Pensions, U.S. Pension Bureau, Washington, D.C.
1. John, James, Jeremiah, William and Samuel Dishman were soldiers of the Revolutionary War. I am very anxious to know what there is of record in your office regarding these men. Several were pensioned and some were given bounty lands.
2. It appears that William executed a declaration for pension on Aug. 20, 1832, while living in Barren County, Ky. It further seems that several of these soldiers were taken prisoners to Barbadoes in June 1777 and afterwards to Jamaica where they were set at liberty. It also appears that one Jane Dishman, widow of James Dishman, executed a declaration for pension while living in Warren County, Ky., about Nov. 1851 at which time she must have been around 90 years of age. All of these soldiers were natives of Virginia. OK
3. Any and all information furnished will be appreciated.
S. R. Dishman S. R. DISHMAN, Major, Q.M.C., U.S. Army

Dec 9 '99 P. B. Wright C. 3
1916 Jan. 26 Hist. to Hon. Jos. W. Byrne, letter in W. 9409 James Dishman. L
1932- April 27 Hist. to Maj. S. R. Dishman. L L L
1939- Sept. 23- Hist. to Mrs. J. H. Sorrells
1949- Oct. 7- Mrs. J. H. Sorrells advised further regarding this pension - g
2965
P. O. _____
Sally Dishman
Service: widow of William
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Hally Dishman of Mr Roberts
Suspended Feb 14 Dec 1835 J. R. Underwood Set W. Dishman Dec 20/37.
2965
Act 7 July 1838

add. proof Don Inham K. St. John. Glasgow Ky Feb 20
Free
James W. Paton Esq. Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
2. 6.---

I send the Brief which was returned with W m Dish- mans Papers, and Henry Raines Affidavit as to his service. C. T. G.

Wm. Dishman
look for Thos Raines also of distil evidence from 1776 present page # 80.
As An affidavit of Henry Raines (I think that is the name) was forwarded from Kentucky, & I would expect to know whether it has reached the Office -
If there be still any doubt as to the truth of the facts in Dishman's declaration, I would refer, as corroborative proof, to the coincidence be- tween his & Raines' declara- tion - they were made with- out the knowledge of either that the other was in existence. - Dishman did not know that Raines was living, until I searched for his name here (D. having in- formed me he served with him) & let him know he had made all his

6458 Sally Dickman's of William Declaration
Nanin City Ky
Graves
died Dec 4. 1833 Preston
Hugh R Mundenwood H.R.

State of Kentucky Barren County Set May term 1839.
William D. Harlow Flemming Short and Henry Crutcher resident Citizens of Barren County came into open Court and made oath to the following statements vizt that they have been acquainted with Sally Dishman the widow of William Dishman late of Barren County for twenty eight years last past that she is the widow of the s d William Dishman and is still living and resides in the County aforesaid and that the said William Dishman was a Pensioner of the United States and died on the 4 th day of December 1833. in the County and State aforesaid
I Thomas J Helms Clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid Certify that the foregoing is a true Copy from the records in my office that James Murrell is a magistrate as stated in the foregoing certificate and that his signature attached thereto is genuine, that William D Harlow Flemming Short and Henry Crutcher are respectable Citizens of Barren County & entitled to full credit on Oath. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of office the 16 th day of November 1839 T J Helms Clerk

War Department Pension Office July 12/9. 1833
Sir
The papers of William Dishman have been received, excepting the papers marked A; referred to in this amended declaration, as being the affidavit of Henry Raines in support of Dishmans service. No decision can be had until such proof shall have been exhibited.
Enclosed is the certificate of Rodhan Lawrence.
I have the honor to be Very respectfully Your Obt. Servt. J. L. Edwards
Hon: G. Tompkins, Glasgow. Kentucky.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of William Dishman which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? _____ IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? No
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? No
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? yes
XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? _____ Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? yes # not on Roll
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? _____
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 1. 2. 5. #
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
“Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For _____ year _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension.”

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
# additional proof of service should be exhibited

J. W. Underwood
Dec. 14, 1839
R.

War Dept, Pen Office Dec 14, 1839
Sir
The declaration and testimony in the case of Mrs. Polly Dishman's pension of William Dishman, deceased have been ex d & filed in with pending cases. It should be shown what part the records of Bedford Co. Va. afford of the claimant's marriage. If there be none and there be no family records the facts should be shown, and the testimony of witnesses exhibited who had a personal knowledge of the marriage or who knew the claimant to have been a married woman previous to 1 Jan y 1794.
The claim of John Staff has been allowed for six months. His certificate will be issued in a day or two and sent to you.
Hon. J. R. Underwood N. R.
6458 ent. 7 Feb 1838

Wm Dishman Esq. % McFerran & Lewis Glasgow, Ky -
Copy
Dec. 20 - 1857
Sir, Until the passage of the joint Resolution of the 16 th of Aug. 1842, no widow, whose husband died subsequent to the passage of the act of June 7-1832, was entitled to a pension under the act of July 7-1838. As Mrs Sally Dishman, the widow of Wm, died in Dec. 1839, she did not become entitled to the benefit of the last mentioned Act, and as a matter of course, her heirs have no claim.
I send by this mail, a copy of the pension laws from which you can satisfy yourself of the correctness of this position.
J. E. H.
(Kirby)

Power of Attorney of William Dishman son of Sally Dishman widow of William Act July 7. 1838.
to all to whom these presents shall come, I, William Dishman of the county of ... State of ... do hereby certify that ...
POWER OF ATTORNEY.

POWER OF ATTORNEY.
STATE OF Kentucky } ss: COUNTY OF Barren }
Be it known that before me, a Justice
of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, duly authorized by law to administer oaths, personally appeared * William Dishman a resident of in the county of Barren in the State aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law, states that he is † " Son of " William Dishman  deceased in the county of Barren and State of Kentucky who was a revolutionary † Soldier and that he believes the United States are still indebted, under existing laws, for the pension that was due under the application heretofore made, and that he is directly interested as a claimant in the pension for which application was heretofore made as aforesaid, and constitutes and appoints ISAAC N. COFFIN, of Wash- ington, D. C., this true and lawful attorney, with irrevocable power to examine into, investigate, and establish the claim for said pension, and do all acts necessary thereto.
In witness whereof, he has on this 11 th day of October 1852, hereunto signed his name, and affixed his seal.
Witness: Thos Smith William Shaw
Wm Dishman 
Signed, sealed, acknowledged, and sworn to before me, on this 11 th day of October 1852.
Thos Smith _____ Rea Dishman J. P.
STATE OF Kentucky } to wit: COUNTY OF Barren }
I, Francis Coe Knell clerk of the County court, of the county and State aforesaid, do hereby certify, That R. A. Dishman before whom the foregoing power of attorney was acknowledged and affidavit made, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature above written is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court this 11 th day of October 1852.
Francis Coe Knell Clerk.
* Here, if the soldier or officer is living, insert his name; if he is dead, and the widow is living, insert her name; if both dead, insert one of the living children's names; if the children are all dead, and either of them survived the former unsuccessful applicant, insert the name of the administrator of that former applicant.
† Here, if the soldier or officer is living, insert his name again; if the widow is living, insert the words, "widow of," and the name of her husband; if both dead, insert the words, "son or daughter of," and name of the former unsuccessful applicant.
‡ Here insert the word "soldier," or "officer," whichever he was.
NOTE.—When a female is the person who executes this paper, please put the letter a before the word he in every place where it occurs.